io e9 olg •1® ts ito Entertainment d CONEY ISLAND Greek and American Cuisine OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 154 S. Woodward, Birmingham (248) 540-8780 many exiles from the Spanish Inquisition, were particularly useful "Empire of the Sultans: to the government for Ottoman Art of the Khalili their commercial con- Collection,” a major exhibition nections and linguistic highlighting the rich artistic her- skills. The empire's itage of the Ottoman Empire, eventual economic and visits the Detroit Institute of cultural decline corre- Arts from July 30-Oct. 8. GAIL ZININIERN1AN sponded with worsening With more than 200 objects, Arts c Entertainment conditions for its Jewish Erlitoi• the exhibition covers every inhabitants. aspect of Ottorrian art and a Tickets for the special exhibition dynasty that spanned more than six centuries, from its emergence are $8 adults/$5 children/DIA mem- bers free, and include museum in the late 13th century to its demise in admission. For more information, the early 20th. Items on display include holy Korans, scientific instruments, call (313) 833-400.5. arms and armor, carpets, tex- tiles and manuscripts. The Turkish Ottomans were warriors of Islam who expanded their empire into both Christian Europe and Shi'ite (Islamic) Iran. The objects in the exhibition rep- resent works from through- out the empire, including Syria, Greece, the Balkans, North Africa and Egypt. As long as the Ottoman Empire prospered, it per- Counting Crows -- including Adam Duritz, mitted its subject peoples the bands Jewish lea singer and pianist who considerable religious free- once said, "I wanna be Bob Dylan" — perform dom, and conditions were two shows, 730 p.m. Thursday, Aug 3, and favorable to individual 7:30 .m. Wednesday, Aug 8, at Pine Knob. Jews as well as to commu- $46/ 23.50 (248) 645-6666 nities. Jews, including ARTISTIC EMPIRE Halsted Village (37580 W. 12 Mile Rd.) Farmington Hills (248) 553-2360 6527 Telegraph Rd. 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He graduated Harvard University with a degree in English literature and later completed graduate studies at the New England Conservatory of Music, where he was awarded the Gunther Schuller medal, annually given to the school's top graduate. Since then, he has taken the classi- cal music world by storm. He is the first American to win first.prize at the Guardian Dublin International Piano Competition, and in March 1999 was awarded the presti- gious Avery Fisher Award Grant. Levinson makes his debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra 8 p.m. Max Levinson Saturday, July 29, at the Meadow Brook Music Festival, where he will perform Liszt's Piano Concerto No. I. The program also includes a reprise of the special "Mahler Edition" of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, which won raves this past January following sold-out Millenium Celebration con- certs at Orchestra Hall. Tickets are $10-$53. (313) 576-5111. • HERCULES FAMILY RESTAURANT 33292 West 12 Mile Farmington Hills Am =I EN • .., PIANIST OF A folk-bluegrass band with a sense of humor, the Austin Lounge Lizards, with Southfield native "Boo" Resnick, visit Ann Arbor's The Ark 8 p.m. Saturday, July 29. $15. (734) 761-1451. Rocker Pat Benatar takes the stage at Pine Knob 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30. $22.50/$12.50. (248) 645-6666. On the road again, Willie Nelson appears at Sterling Heights' new Freedom Hill Outdoor Amphitheater 7:30 p.m. Sunday, July 30. $15-$50. (248) 645-6666. Symphonic rock pioneers The Moody Blues perform 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Pine Knob. $29.50/$15.50. (248) 645-6666. Former Doobie Brothers lead singer Michael McDonald visits Pine Knob 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4. $24.50/$12.50. (248) 645-6666. Planet Ant Theatre Company pre- sents Kenneth Lonergan's This Is Our Youth, a play about three teenagers battling their parents and adult society at the dawn of the Reagan era, 8 p.m. Thursdays- Saturdays and 7 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 3-27. $10. (313) 365-4948. The Print Gallery in Southfield hosts the colorful still fifes, landscapes and figurative paintings of Farmington Hills artist Nathaniel Mather July 28-Sept. 11. (248) 356-5454. Women in the Arts 1900-1960, an exhibit of historic Michigan art from private collections featuring more than 100 works by 48 artists, pays tribute to women artists who strug- gled during the first part of the 20th century to gain a foothold in the limelight dominated by male artists. Among those featured are Evelyn Brackett Raskin, Lydia Winston (Malbin) and Sally Winston (Robinson). The show runs through Aug. 12 at Pontiac's Creative Arts Center. (248) 333-7849. Richie Havens brings his special brand of folk music to the Detroit Institute of Arts' "First Fridays" series 6:30 and 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4. Recommended donation $4 adults/$1 children. (313) 833-7900. Co-author of How To Do Everything with Your Palm Handheld, Rick Broida presents a discussion on handheld computing followed by a book signing 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, at Borders in Farmington Hills. (248) 737-0110.